Mike Burgomaster
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Auburn |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | University of Miami |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017–2018 | Auburn (graduate assistant) |
| 2023–present | Auburn (assistant/offensive coordinator) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2019–2021 | Auburn (assistant DBO) |
| 2021–2023 | Auburn (assistant to HC/recruiting coordinator) |
Mike Burgomaster is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach of the Auburn Tigers men's basketball team.
Early life and playing career
[edit]Burgomaster grew up in Westford, Massachusetts and attended Westford Academy, where he played basketball. Burgomaster enrolled at the University of Miami, where he studied finance.[1] He became a student manager for the Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team at the recommendation of his roommate and served as the team's head manager during his senior year.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]With the help of Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga and assistant Adam Fisher, Burgomaster was able to find a position as a graduate manager at Auburn after graduating from Miami in 2016.[3] After one season he was offered a graduate assistant by head coach Bruce Pearl.[4] He then worked as the assistant director of basketball operations from 2019 to 2021 and then as assistant to the head coach and recruiting coordinator.[5]
Burgomaster was elevated to an assistant coaching position and named the Tigers' offensive coordinator prior to the start of the 2023-2024 season.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Green, Tom (March 20, 2022). "From Miami manager to Auburn assistant, Mike Burgomaster eager to face alma mater in NCAA Tournament". AL.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ King, Nathan (March 20, 2022). "Mike Burgomaster's basketball paths cross at NCAA Tournament". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Marks, Brendan (January 7, 2025). "Meet 30-year-old Auburn men's basketball play caller who helped build nation's No. 1 offense". The Athletic. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Burgomaster named top GA coach". Wicked Local. October 30, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Lee, Ainslie (August 2, 2023). "Bruce Pearl, Auburn men's basketball promotes four staff members". AL.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "'He's three steps ahead': How Mike Burgomaster has become Auburn's offensive architect". Montgomery Advertiser. March 14, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.